Sarah Thompson
Watertown
Summary
State-certified Nursing Assistant bringing senior-level experience in healthcare settings. Observant and reliable with good bedside manner and excellent time-management skills to address patient requirements in high-volume care facilities. Proficient in mobility and personal hygiene support. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving positive outcomes. Reliable, adaptable, and skilled in using medical equipment and following care plans
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Samaritan Keep Home
09.2016 - Current
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.
- Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.
Sales Associate
Michaels Arts and Crafts
10.2009 - 09.2016
- Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
- Handled cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
- Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
- Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy.
- Helped customers locate products and checked store system for merchandise at other sites.
Education
High School Diploma -
General Brown
Dexter, NY06-2011
Skills
- Patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Reliable team player
- Direct patient care
- Bathing assistance
- Compassionate
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Bedside manner
- Medical terminology
- Positioning patients
- End-of-life care
Certification
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - State Boards of Nursing.
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Samaritan Keep Home
09.2016 - Current
Sales Associate
Michaels Arts and Crafts
10.2009 - 09.2016
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - State Boards of Nursing.
High School Diploma -
General Brown
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